Oreonectes

Oreonectes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Oreonectes; Günther, 1868
Type species
	Oreonectes platycephalus; Günther, 1868
Synonyms
	Octonema von Martens, 1868 ;

Oreonectes is a genus of fish that belongs to the family Nemacheilidae. They are found in the rivers and caves of Asia with species possibly being troglobitic, but these are allocated to Troglonectes or Karstsinnectes.

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:

Oreonectes andongensis X.-M. Luo, R.-G. Yang, L.-N. Du, F.-G. Luo, 2024
Oreonectes daguishanensis Chen, Leng, Yang, Tang, Qiu & Zou, 2025
Oreonectes damingshanensis J. Yu, T. Luo, C.-T.Lan, N. Xiao & X. Zhou, 2023
Oreonectes guananensis Q. Yang, M. L. Wei, J. H. Lan & Q. Yang, 2011
Oreonectes guidongensis Luo, Yu, Liao & Zhou, 2025
Oreonectes guilinensis J.-Q. Huang, J. Yang, Z.-Q. Wu & Y.-H. Zhao, 2019
Oreonectes jinxiuensis Chen, Huang, Zou, Du & Lin, 2026
Oreonectes luochengensis J. Yang, T. J. Wu, R. F. Wei & J. X. Yang, 2011
Oreonectes platycephalus Günther, 1868 (flat-headed loach)
Oreonectes polystigmus L. N. Du, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2008
Oreonectes qinae Chen, Mo, Zhang & Du, 2025
Oreonectes weii Luo T, Ling W-Q, Cao H-L, Zhou J, Huang G-P, 2026
Oreonectes yuedongensis T. Luo, C.-T.Lan, N. Xiao & X. Zhou, 2024
Oreonectes zhangi J.-H. Zhong, J. Yang & W.-C. Chen, 2024

References

↑ Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 26: 1–199. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Oreonectes". FishBase. February 2024 version.
↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Oreonectes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
↑ Yang, Q.; Wei, M.-L.; Lan, J.-H.; Yang, Q. (2011). "A New Species of the Genus Oreonectes (Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China". Journal of Guangxi Normal University. 29 (1) (Natural Science ed.): 72–75.
↑ Chen, Zhuo-Ni; Huang, Shi-Rong; Zou, Tong-Xiang; Du, Li-Na; Lin, Feng (2026-01-13). "Description of a new species of Oreonectes (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guangxi, China". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 102 (1): 119–130. doi:10.3897/zse.102.172439. ISSN 1860-0743.
↑ Yang, J.; Wu, T.-J.; Wei, R.-F. & Yang, J.-X. (2011). "A new loach, Oreonectes luochengensis sp. nov. (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China". Zoological Research. 32 (2): 208–211. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1141.2011.02208 (inactive 22 May 2026). PMID 21509968.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of May 2026 (link)
↑ Luo, Tao; Ling, Wen-Qing; Cao, Hai-Lin; Zhou, Jiang; Huang, Guang-Ping (2026-05-14). "A new endemic species Oreonectes weii sp. nov. (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) within the Yangtze River Basin and its monsoon-driven evolutionary diversification". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 102 (3): 751–765. doi:10.3897/zse.102.186155. ISSN 1860-0743.
↑ Lan, C.-T.; Luo, T.; Zhao, X.-R.; Yu, J.; Xiao, N.; Zhou, J. (2024). "Oreonectes yuedongensis (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae), a new freshwater fish species from the Lianhua Mountains in eastern Guangdong, China". Journal of Fish Biology. 105 (6): 1731–1746. Bibcode:2024JFBio.105.1731L. doi:10.1111/jfb.15909. PMID 39221706.
↑ Zhong, Jia-Hong; Yang, Jian; Mo, Hao-Lin; Chen, Wei-Cai (2024-09-10). "Description of a new species of the genus Oreonectes (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guangxi, China". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 100 (4): 1259–1267. Bibcode:2024ZooEv.100.1259J. doi:10.3897/zse.100.125866. ISSN 1860-0743.

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[Kottelat2012-1] Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 26: 1–199. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2013-01-06.

[FB-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Oreonectes". FishBase. February 2024 version.

[CofF-3] Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Oreonectes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 August 2026.

[Yang2011-4] Yang, Q.; Wei, M.-L.; Lan, J.-H.; Yang, Q. (2011). "A New Species of the Genus Oreonectes (Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China". Journal of Guangxi Normal University. 29 (1) (Natural Science ed.): 72–75.

[5] Chen, Zhuo-Ni; Huang, Shi-Rong; Zou, Tong-Xiang; Du, Li-Na; Lin, Feng (2026-01-13). "Description of a new species of Oreonectes (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guangxi, China". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 102 (1): 119–130. doi:10.3897/zse.102.172439. ISSN 1860-0743.

[Yang2011a-6] Yang, J.; Wu, T.-J.; Wei, R.-F. & Yang, J.-X. (2011). "A new loach, Oreonectes luochengensis sp. nov. (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) from Guangxi, China". Zoological Research. 32 (2): 208–211. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1141.2011.02208 (inactive 22 May 2026). PMID 21509968.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of May 2026 (link)

[7] Luo, Tao; Ling, Wen-Qing; Cao, Hai-Lin; Zhou, Jiang; Huang, Guang-Ping (2026-05-14). "A new endemic species Oreonectes weii sp. nov. (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) within the Yangtze River Basin and its monsoon-driven evolutionary diversification". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 102 (3): 751–765. doi:10.3897/zse.102.186155. ISSN 1860-0743.

[8] Lan, C.-T.; Luo, T.; Zhao, X.-R.; Yu, J.; Xiao, N.; Zhou, J. (2024). "Oreonectes yuedongensis (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae), a new freshwater fish species from the Lianhua Mountains in eastern Guangdong, China". Journal of Fish Biology. 105 (6): 1731–1746. Bibcode:2024JFBio.105.1731L. doi:10.1111/jfb.15909. PMID 39221706.

[9] Zhong, Jia-Hong; Yang, Jian; Mo, Hao-Lin; Chen, Wei-Cai (2024-09-10). "Description of a new species of the genus Oreonectes (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guangxi, China". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 100 (4): 1259–1267. Bibcode:2024ZooEv.100.1259J. doi:10.3897/zse.100.125866. ISSN 1860-0743.